Tor Amundson hacked together a mobile 3G/WiFi Router powered by a car's cigarette lighter. He posted a detailed HOWTO guide under a Creative Commons License:
It automatically boots up and links in to Verizon's "Broadband Access" service, turning itself into an access point. Turn on your laptop, join the network and voila — you're on the net! It's just like using a hotspot (such as they have at Starbucks and airports), but it goes anywhere you car goes.
As long as I've got an always-on internet link in the car, why not make it do other things? As part of this project I've made it do live vehicle tracking via Google Maps, upload pictures from an on-board web cam and other tricks.
Why is it called a "StompBox"? I like to think of any nework I build as my own online "stomping grounds"… and I figured if I made a little box that would let me bring my stomping grounds with me wherever I went, I'd have to call it a Stomp Box.
Link (via my journal at TheFeature)
